Harbor Health Acquires Dementia Care Platform Rippl to Expand Condition-Based Pathways
What You Should Know The Deal: Harbor Health, an integrated care and coverage provider (a “payvider”), has acquired Rippl, a specialized dementia care platform. The Strategy: The move integrates Rippl’s dementia expertise into Harbor’s “condition-focused care pathways.” By combining primary care with specialized dementia management, the goal is to prevent the behavioral crises that often ... Read More
<img width="1500" height="962" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Harbor-Health-Rippl-1500x962.jpg" alt="Harbor Health Acquires Dementia Care Platform Rippl to Expand Condition-Based Pathways" class="wp-image-94627" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Harbor-Health-Rippl-1500x962.jpg 1500w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Harbor-Health-Rippl-300x192.jpg 300w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Harbor-Health-Rippl-290x186.jpg 290w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Harbor-Health-Rippl-768x493.jpg 768w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Harbor-Health-Rippl-1536x986.jpg 1536w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Harbor-Health-Rippl.jpg 1836w" sizes="(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /> What You Should Know The Deal: Harbor Health, an integrated care and coverage provider (a “payvider”), has acquired Rippl, a specialized dementia care platform. The Strategy: The move integrates Rippl’s dementia expertise into Harbor’s “condition-focused care pathways.” By combining primary care with specialized dementia management, the goal is to prevent the behavioral crises that often send seniors to the ER. The Scale: The acquisition follows Harbor’s 2025 purchase of 32 VillageMD clinics. The combined entity will deploy these services across Texas (Austin, Dallas, San Antonio, El Paso) and expand into the Florida market. The “Condition-Pathway” Thesis Dementia is one of the most expensive conditions in healthcare, not because of the drugs used to treat it, but because of where the patients end up: the Emergency Room. When a senior with dementia becomes agitated or confused, families often have nowhere to turn but 911. Harbor Health’s model is built on the idea that generic primary care isn’t enough for complex patients. They build specific “pathways” for chronic conditions like diabetes, hypertension, and pain. By adding Rippl, they are plugging a massive gap in that lineup. The Logic: If you are both the insurer (paying the bills) and the provider (delivering the care), you are financially motivated to prevent expensive hospitalizations. The Execution: Rippl’s platform identifies medical and behavioral issues early. Instead of a $20,000 hospital stay for a urinary tract infection that caused delirium, the patient gets proactive management at home. “We created Rippl to keep seniors with dementia… out of the emergency department and hospital,” said Kris Engskov, Co-Founder and CEO of Rippl. “We’ve always understood expert dementia care works best when it’s deeply integrated with primary care.” Scaling on the VillageMD Footprint This acquisition is not happening in a vacuum. It follows Harbor’s major 2025 acquisition of 32 VillageMD clinics in Texas. Harbor now has the physical footprint (the clinics) to anchor Rippl’s virtual and specialized capabilities. The combined service will be available across Austin, Dallas, San Antonio, and El Paso, effectively blanketing the major Texas metros before expanding into Florida.
Atlas Oncology Raises $28M to Take “Full Risk” on Patient Costs
What You Should Know The Raise: Atlas Oncology Partners has closed a $28M Series A financing round led by Flare Capital Partners, with significant backing from Rubicon Founders. The Model: Atlas isn’t just a software vendor; it is a value-based care platform that assumes full medical cost risk. This means they are financially responsible for ... Read More
<img loading="lazy" width="1133" height="458" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Atlas-Oncology-Partners.jpg" alt="Atlas Oncology Raises $28M to Take "Full Risk" on Patient Costs" class="wp-image-94625" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Atlas-Oncology-Partners.jpg 1133w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Atlas-Oncology-Partners-300x121.jpg 300w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Atlas-Oncology-Partners-290x117.jpg 290w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Atlas-Oncology-Partners-768x310.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1133px) 100vw, 1133px" /> What You Should Know The Raise: Atlas Oncology Partners has closed a $28M Series A financing round led by Flare Capital Partners, with significant backing from Rubicon Founders. The Model: Atlas isn’t just a software vendor; it is a value-based care platform that assumes full medical cost risk. This means they are financially responsible for the total cost of a patient’s cancer journey, aligning their incentives with payers and patients. The Strategy: The company embeds interdisciplinary care teams (nurses, social workers, navigators) directly into oncology practices. By handling the complex social and clinical coordination “boots on the ground,” they aim to reduce avoidable hospitalizations and financial toxicity. The “Embedded” Difference Most digital health startups try to manage care from a distance—via apps, call centers, or remote monitoring. Atlas argues that cancer care requires a physical presence. The company’s model involves embedding interdisciplinary teams directly into the oncology practice. Who: Providers, nurses, patient navigators, and social workers. Where: Inside the clinic, working alongside the oncologist. Why: To handle the non-clinical friction—appointments, financial toxicities, psychosocial support—that often leads to “avoidable costs” like emergency room visits. “From the moment of diagnosis, patients can feel overwhelmed by the complexity of cancer care,” said Kate Barnard Roberts, President and Co-Founder of Atlas Oncology Partners. “Atlas was built to simplify that experience by embedding holistic, coordinated support into oncology practices. This investment enables us to scale our model and reach more patients while staying true to our mission of improving quality of life and outcomes.”
Montreal AI Company Secai Raises $6.2M to Automate the Front Desk and the Exam Room
What You Should Know The Raise: Montreal-based Secai has closed a $6.2M Series A financing round to expand its footprint across Canada and the United States. The Tech: The company offers a two-pronged solution: Voxira (autonomous voice reception) and NoteGen (clinical documentation). Together, they aim to automate both patient access and the medical encounter itself. ... Read More
<img loading="lazy" width="1500" height="788" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Secai-Logo-1500x788.png" alt="Montreal AI Company Secai Raises $6.2M to Automate the Front Desk and the Exam Room" class="wp-image-94626" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Secai-Logo-1500x788.png 1500w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Secai-Logo-300x158.png 300w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Secai-Logo-290x152.png 290w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Secai-Logo-768x403.png 768w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Secai-Logo-1536x806.png 1536w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Secai-Logo-2048x1075.png 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /> What You Should Know The Raise: Montreal-based Secai has closed a $6.2M Series A financing round to expand its footprint across Canada and the United States. The Tech: The company offers a two-pronged solution: Voxira (autonomous voice reception) and NoteGen (clinical documentation). Together, they aim to automate both patient access and the medical encounter itself. The Credibility: Secai has become the first and only voice AI to receive TGV certification from the Quebec Ministry of Health (August 2025), a massive validation of its safety and compliance in a highly regulated market. The Dual Engine: Voxira and NoteGen Secai is tackling the two biggest time-sinks in healthcare simultaneously: Voxira (The Front Desk): An autonomous voice receptionist that handles patient communications and appointment workflows. It ensures that no patient call goes unanswered, solving the access challenge created by staffing shortages. NoteGen (The Exam Room): A real-time documentation tool that integrates directly with Electronic Medical Records (EMR). It captures the patient encounter and structures the data, freeing the physician to focus on care. “Clinics are no longer asking whether they should use AI, but how quickly they can deploy it,” said Dr. Ragui Ibrahim, President and CEO of Secai. “Our technology helps clinics reclaim hours of administrative time, increase capacity, and reduce burnout. This funding allows us to scale that impact more broadly.” In August 2025, the company became the first and only voice AI to receive TGV certification from the Quebec Ministry of Health. The Expansion Plan The Series A funding will be used to take this proven model nationwide across Canada and into the United States. The capital will also support deeper integrations with major EMR platforms—the lifeblood of any clinical workflow—and advance R&D in “agentic workflows.” “With this investment, we’re building the operating system of the modern clinic,” added Dr. Ibrahim.
HealthMark Group Acquires Cloud Imaging Provider Purview to Expand Clinical Data Exchange
What You Should Know The Deal: HealthMark Group, a leader in clinical information exchange, has acquired Purview, an Annapolis-based cloud medical imaging company. The Problem: Despite massive digital transformation in healthcare, an estimated two-thirds of radiological images are still shared via physical discs (CDs). This “sneaker-net” approach delays care and frustrates patients. The Solution: By ... Read More
<img loading="lazy" width="1500" height="199" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Purview-1500x199.webp" alt="HealthMark Group Acquires Cloud Imaging Provider Purview to Expand Clinical Data Exchange" class="wp-image-94624" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Purview-1500x199.webp 1500w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Purview-300x40.webp 300w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Purview-290x38.webp 290w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Purview-768x102.webp 768w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Purview-1536x204.webp 1536w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Purview.webp 1600w" sizes="(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /> What You Should Know The Deal: HealthMark Group, a leader in clinical information exchange, has acquired Purview, an Annapolis-based cloud medical imaging company. The Problem: Despite massive digital transformation in healthcare, an estimated two-thirds of radiological images are still shared via physical discs (CDs). This “sneaker-net” approach delays care and frustrates patients. The Solution: By integrating Purview’s cloud platform, HealthMark aims to provide a “complete clinical picture,” allowing providers to access and view heavy DICOM imaging files instantly alongside standard medical records, regardless of where the care was delivered. Ditching the Disc The statistics driving this deal are startling. Industry experts estimate that nearly two-thirds of radiological images are still shared via physical media. In an urgent care scenario, waiting for a disc to be burned, mailed, or driven can delay critical treatment. Purview’s technology solves this by moving the entire process to the cloud. Ingestion: It simplifies the upload of complex DICOM files. Access: It allows for “diagnostic-quality” viewing on any browser, anywhere. Trust: The platform is already used by five of the top ten children’s hospitals in the country. “The acquisition of Purview is an important step in our journey to provide digital, self-service and immediate access to patient health data for authorized recipients,” said Bart Howe, HealthMark’s chief executive officer. “Medical imaging has been the long pole in the tent when it comes to providing timely access to health information due to the challenges inherent in DICOM exchange. Our investment in Purview will provide a more complete and immediate clinical picture to providers, patients and other key stakeholders, accelerating care delivery and improving patient outcomes.”
Should Healthcare Organizations Transition to Biometric Security?
As digital transformation accelerates across healthcare, biometric security — the use of unique physical or behavioral traits, such as fingerprints, facial features or iris patterns, to verify identity — is emerging as a compelling alternative to traditional password‑based systems. Healthcare professionals evaluating this shift must understand the current landscape of biometric adoption as well as ... Read More
<img loading="lazy" width="635" height="601" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/zac-amos-headshot-1.jpg" alt="Should Healthcare Organizations Transition to Biometric Security?" class="wp-image-94617" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/zac-amos-headshot-1.jpg 635w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/zac-amos-headshot-1-300x284.jpg 300w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/zac-amos-headshot-1-290x274.jpg 290w" sizes="(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px" /> Zac Amos, Features Editor at ReHack As digital transformation accelerates across healthcare, biometric security — the use of unique physical or behavioral traits, such as fingerprints, facial features or iris patterns, to verify identity — is emerging as a compelling alternative to traditional password‑based systems. Healthcare professionals evaluating this shift must understand the current landscape of biometric adoption as well as the advantages, drawbacks and the careful steps required for a successful transition to biometric systems. How Prevalent Are Biometric Systems in Healthcare Today? Biometric security technologies are moving beyond early experimentation and into broader use across healthcare settings. In the United States, a significant share of healthcare organizations have adopted biometric authentication systems. About 78% of U.S. healthcare organizations use single‑factor biometric systems such as fingerprint or facial recognition for identity verification and secure access. This figure shows how biometric authentication is already integrated into clinical and administrative workflows. Biometrics are particularly common in areas where reliable identification is critical. Patient identification and tracking are one of the primary applications, accounting for a substantial portion of the healthcare biometrics market, as hospitals and clinics deploy systems to reduce misidentification, enhance patient safety and strengthen access control for electronic health records. Hospitals and clinics are often early adopters, driven by the large volume of patient interactions and stringent security and regulatory expectations. Market research projects continued strong growth in the healthcare biometrics sector, reflecting increasing demand for technologies that can verify identities accurately while supporting secure access to sensitive data. Benefits of Biometric Security in Healthcare Healthcare organizations considering a transition to biometric security should weigh several clear advantages that address core clinical and administrative challenges. Stronger Identity Assurance Biometric identifiers are inherently unique to each individual, making it much harder for unauthorized users to access sensitive systems or records. Unlike passwords, biometrics rely on inherent traits that cannot be forgotten or easily reproduced. This feature helps safeguard electronic health records (EHRs) and sensitive clinical data. Operational Efficiency and Workflow Improvement Biometric authentication speeds up system access and reduces time on password resets. Like small and medium-sized businesses adopting passkeys for staff handling sensitive data, healthcare organizations can streamline workflows while securing access to patient records. This also helps reduce errors and ensures that staff spend more time on direct patient care, rather than on administrative tasks. Enhanced Security Across Multiple Functions Biometrics serve multiple security needs, including patient identification, staff authentication, facility access control and secure medication dispensing systems. These multi‑domain applications help unify security and reduce vulnerabilities across clinical operations. By consolidating authentication across these areas, healthcare organizations can streamline workflows while maintaining consistent, high-level protection of sensitive data. Improved Audit Trails and Compliance Biometric systems generate detailed logs of who accessed what and when, supporting compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) in the United States. However, even widely used technologies can have limitations. Research shows that facial scans can be inaccurate in identifying individuals in criminal justice settings. By combining biometrics with careful oversight and validation, healthcare organizations can ensure reliable audit trails while maintaining robust security across clinical operations. Reduced Patient Misidentification Biometric systems help minimize patient misidentification — a key source of medical errors. Studies show 7–10% of patients experience identification errors, which can compromise safety and care. By linking a patient’s unique biometric trait to their records, healthcare organizations improve accuracy, prevent duplication and support safer treatment. Challenges and Limitations to Consider While the advantages are compelling, healthcare organizations should assess several practical and ethical considerations before adopting biometric security. Privacy and Ethical Concerns Biometric data is highly sensitive. Once compromised, it cannot be changed. Healthcare professionals must navigate patient expectations around privacy and consent. Clear policies that explain how data will be collected, stored and used are essential to maintaining trust. High Up-Front Costs Implementing biometric systems involves hardware, software, integration and staff training costs. These can be barriers, especially for smaller facilities or practices with limited budgets. However, long‑term efficiencies and security improvements often offset initial investments. Technical and Integration Barriers Legacy systems may lack compatibility with modern biometric technology. Integration challenges, especially with EHR or clinical management platforms, require careful planning and often custom solutions. System Reliability and Environmental Factors While biometric‑enabled systems are generally accurate, environmental factors such as poor lighting and hardware glitches can affect performance. Organizations must prepare alternative identification methods for critical clinical scenarios. Patient Acceptance and Comfort Some patients may feel uneasy about biometric data collection or perceive certain modalities, such as retina scans, as intrusive. Patient education and optional alternatives are vital to ensure broad acceptance. Tips for Healthcare Organizations Considering a Transition Healthcare organizations planning to adopt biometric security can follow these best practices to enhance success: Start with clear use cases: Identify high‑impact areas such as controlled-substance dispensing, critical patient identification or secure system logins. Prioritize implementations where the clinical benefit is clear and measurable. Educate stakeholders early: Offer transparent communication to both staff and patients about how biometric data is used, stored, protected and accessed. Education builds trust and reduces resistance. Ensure robust consent policies: Establish explicit protocols for patient consent before collecting biometric data. Document opt‑in choices and provide alternatives for those who decline. Integrate with existing infrastructure thoughtfully: Work closely with EHR vendors and IT teams to ensure biometric systems align with existing workflows and data structures. Plan for phased integration to minimize disruption. Plan for redundancies and fail‑safes: Maintain backup identification options in clinical emergencies or when systems are unavailable. Regular testing and support ensure continued care delivery without delays. Prioritize data security and encryption: Because biometric identifiers cannot change, secure storage and encryption are essential. Limit retention to what is strictly necessary and adopt industry best practices for data protection. Evaluate regulatory requirements: Stay current with legal frameworks, such as HIPAA and GDPR, governing patient data and align biometric initiatives with regulatory expectations with compliance teams. Weighing the Future of Biometric Security in Healthcare Biometric security offers healthcare organizations a powerful way to enhance identity verification, streamline workflows and strengthen the protection of sensitive clinical data. While implementation poses challenges — from costs and integration to privacy concerns — many institutions find the long‑term benefits outweigh the obstacles. As digitization continues to expand across healthcare, thoughtfully transitioning to biometric solutions can help providers improve patient safety, reduce fraud and foster greater operational efficiency. About Zac Amos Zac Amos is the Features Editor at ReHack and a contributor at Medical Design Briefs, VentureBeat, and Health IT Answers, where he has spent years covering cybersecurity and AI in healthcare.
Medicomp Launches AI Validation Tools to Stop Clinical Hallucinations
What You Should Know The Launch: Medicomp Systems has unveiled a new suite of intelligence tools designed to “ground” AI in clinical reality. The announcement comes ahead of the ViVE 2026 and HIMSS26 conferences. The Problem: As healthcare rushes to adopt generative AI (like ambient scribes), there is a growing risk of “inaccurate, incomplete, or ... Read More
<img loading="lazy" width="1500" height="679" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Quippe-1500x679.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-94630" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Quippe-1500x679.jpg 1500w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Quippe-300x136.jpg 300w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Quippe-290x131.jpg 290w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Quippe-768x348.jpg 768w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Quippe-1536x695.jpg 1536w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Quippe.jpg 1801w" sizes="(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /> What You Should Know The Launch: Medicomp Systems has unveiled a new suite of intelligence tools designed to “ground” AI in clinical reality. The announcement comes ahead of the ViVE 2026 and HIMSS26 conferences. The Problem: As healthcare rushes to adopt generative AI (like ambient scribes), there is a growing risk of “inaccurate, incomplete, or poorly structured data” entering the Electronic Health Record (EHR) without validation. The Tech: Medicomp is introducing a Model Context Protocol (MCP) layer that connects wild LLMs to its curated, 45-year-old clinical knowledge graph. This allows the system to identify and filter out “hallucinations” or inconsistent data before it is saved. The “Model Context Protocol” A key technical innovation in this release is the addition of a Model Context Protocol (MCP) layer. This architecture allows Medicomp to safely expose its APIs to AI models without giving the AI free rein over Patient Health Information (PHI). It acts as a bridge, allowing developers to build tools for: Diagnostic Prompting Chart Summarization Quality Measure Evaluation Coding Crosswalks By using the MCP, health tech developers can build “agentic” workflows—like asking a voice assistant to “filter this patient’s chart for all cardiac issues”—knowing the AI is retrieving structured, validated data rather than just guessing. “Healthcare organizations are increasingly focused on advancing AI from isolated use cases into reliable, enterprise-ready capabilities,” said David Lareau, President and CEO of Medicomp. “Our approach is to enable such innovation while preserving clinical integrity.”
The “Full-Stack” Psychiatrist: Talkiatry Raises $210M to Scale Leading Telepsychiatry Practice
What You Should Know The Raise: Talkiatry has secured $210M Series D financing round led by Perceptive Advisors, with participation from Sofina and prior lead investors Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), blisce/, and Left Lane Capital, alongside a debt facility from Banc of California, bringing total raise to date to over $400M. The Scale: Talkiatry is now ... Read More
<img loading="lazy" width="1500" height="1125" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Talkiatry_cofounders_Robert_Krayn_and_Georgia_Gaveras-1500x1125.jpg" alt="The "Full-Stack" Psychiatrist: Talkiatry Raises $210M to Scale the Nation’s Largest Private Practice" class="wp-image-94611" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Talkiatry_cofounders_Robert_Krayn_and_Georgia_Gaveras-1500x1125.jpg 1500w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Talkiatry_cofounders_Robert_Krayn_and_Georgia_Gaveras-300x225.jpg 300w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Talkiatry_cofounders_Robert_Krayn_and_Georgia_Gaveras-290x218.jpg 290w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Talkiatry_cofounders_Robert_Krayn_and_Georgia_Gaveras-768x576.jpg 768w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Talkiatry_cofounders_Robert_Krayn_and_Georgia_Gaveras-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Talkiatry_cofounders_Robert_Krayn_and_Georgia_Gaveras-2048x1536.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /> Talkiatry cofounders Robert Krayn, CEO, and Dr. Georgia Gaveras, Chief Medical Officer. (Photo: Katy Andrascik) What You Should Know The Raise: Talkiatry has secured $210M Series D financing round led by Perceptive Advisors, with participation from Sofina and prior lead investors Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), blisce/, and Left Lane Capital, alongside a debt facility from Banc of California, bringing total raise to date to over $400M. The Scale: Talkiatry is now the nation’s largest private employer of psychiatrists, with over 800 full-time W2 physicians (not contractors) and 3 million patient visits delivered to date. The ROI: The model is proving that employment drives quality. Talkiatry reports that 87% of anxiety patients show improvement after just two visits, and their care model reduces total cost of care by up to $700 per member per month. The “Full-Stack” Advantage Talkiatry describes itself as a “full-stack provider group.” Unlike a directory or a marketplace, they employ the doctors, own the technology platform, and hold the insurance contracts. In-Network Power: They are in-network with over 100 insurers, covering 170 million lives. Health System Integration: Through its “Mindshare Partner Program,” Talkiatry has partnered with 50+ health systems, effectively becoming the outsourced psychiatry department for hospitals that cannot hire enough staff on their own. “Talkiatry is setting the standard for how psychiatry is delivered… with a proven national operating model centered on employed psychiatrists,” said Robert Krayn, CEO and cofounder. Better Outcomes, Lower Costs The W2 employment model allows Talkiatry to enforce quality standards that marketplaces cannot. The data supports this: Outcomes: 87% of anxiety patients and 86% of depression patients report symptom improvement after just two visits. Retention: The patient dropout rate is 60% lower than industry benchmarks. Savings: For payers, this continuity translates to hard savings—up to $700 per member per month—by preventing patients from escalating to emergency rooms or inpatient care. While the doctors are human, the efficiency is digital. The company utilizes a proprietary AI-powered platform to handle the “back office” friction—scheduling, billing, and patient engagement. This allows their psychiatrists to focus on care, resulting in a 90% clinician satisfaction rate and reports of 80% less burnout than the industry average.
Anterior Secures $40M to Expand AI Deployments in Health Plans
What You Should Know The Funding: Anterior, a clinician-led AI platform for health plans, has raised a $40M funding round, bringing its total capital to $64M. The round included participation from NEA, Sequoia Capital, FPV, and Kinnevik. The Model: Unlike point solutions that often stall at the pilot stage, Anterior uses a “Forward Deployed Clinician” ... Read More
<img loading="lazy" width="1500" height="986" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Anterior-1500x986.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-94597" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Anterior-1500x986.jpg 1500w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Anterior-300x197.jpg 300w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Anterior-290x191.jpg 290w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Anterior-768x505.jpg 768w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Anterior-1536x1010.jpg 1536w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Anterior.jpg 1591w" sizes="(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /> What You Should Know The Funding: Anterior, a clinician-led AI platform for health plans, has raised a $40M funding round, bringing its total capital to $64M. The round included participation from NEA, Sequoia Capital, FPV, and Kinnevik. The Model: Unlike point solutions that often stall at the pilot stage, Anterior uses a “Forward Deployed Clinician” model. This means they embed their own clinicians alongside health plan staff to optimize AI accuracy and drive adoption. The Results: This hands-on approach has led to industry-leading metrics, including 99.24% clinical accuracy (validated by KLAS Research) and a 75% reduction in clinical review cycles for enterprise customers. The “Forward Deployed” Difference Anterior’s secret sauce is its “Forward Deployed Clinician” model. Instead of handing over software and walking away, Anterior embeds medical professionals to ensure the AI is accurate and adopted by staff. “AI in health plans is not struggling because of a technology gap, but because implementation is treated as an afterthought,” said Dr. Abdel Mahmoud, CEO of Anterior and a former Google Product Leader. “We built Anterior around a different premise: AI only works in healthcare when it’s deployed by clinicians, alongside clinicians.” This high-touch implementation has yielded impressive results. Accuracy: The platform boasts 99.24% clinical accuracy, a figure independently validated by KLAS Research. Efficiency: One enterprise customer reported reducing clinical review cycles by roughly 75% across hundreds of nurses. Satisfaction: Staff satisfaction scores drove above 90%, proving that nurses actually enjoy using the tool. Expanding the Footprint Since its Series A in June 2024, Anterior has expanded deployments across major plans like Geisinger Health Plan and built integrations with platforms like HealthEdge. The company now supports organizations covering 50 million lives. “I was skeptical that AI could work at scale in our clinical workflows,” admitted Valerie Limpus, COTO at MedWatch. “We’ve now scaled Anterior across hundreds of nurses… and the nurses love using it.”
Maven Clinic and Color Health Partner to Expand Virtual Oncofertility Services
What You Should Know The Partnership: Maven Clinic, the unicorn virtual clinic for women’s health, has partnered with Color Health, the leader in virtual cancer care, to launch a specialized “oncofertility” program. The Gap: With cancer rates rising among young adults (80,000 U.S. diagnoses annually), fewer than 50% of patients report discussing fertility preservation with ... Read More
<img loading="lazy" width="1200" height="630" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/maven.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-94584" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/maven.webp 1200w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/maven-300x158.webp 300w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/maven-290x152.webp 290w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/maven-768x403.webp 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /> What You Should Know The Partnership: Maven Clinic, the unicorn virtual clinic for women’s health, has partnered with Color Health, the leader in virtual cancer care, to launch a specialized “oncofertility” program. The Gap: With cancer rates rising among young adults (80,000 U.S. diagnoses annually), fewer than 50% of patients report discussing fertility preservation with their oncologist before starting treatments like chemo or radiation that could leave them infertile. The Solution: The collaboration integrates Color’s oncologist-led cancer management with Maven’s family-building platform. This creates a “fast track” for patients to assess fertility risks and access preservation services (egg/sperm freezing) immediately upon diagnosis, before treatment windows close. Closing the 50% Gap The statistics driving this partnership are stark. While 80,000 young adults are diagnosed with cancer in the U.S. each year, fewer than half report that their oncologist discussed fertility preservation with them. This “silence” can be devastating. Once treatment begins, it is often too late to freeze eggs or sperm. The new program solves this by weaving fertility risk assessment directly into the routine cancer care flow. Immediate Triage: When a Color patient is identified as high-risk or diagnosed, they are connected to Maven’s specialized pathway. The “Dream Team”: Patients get access to a virtual squad including oncologists, fertility specialists, and mental health providers. Speed: The program provides expedited access to fertility clinics, bypassing standard wait times when days matter. The Employer Imperative Initially, these services will be deployed through employers and health plans. For benefits leaders, this is a strategic consolidation of two of the most complex and costly areas of healthcare: oncology and fertility. “As cancer survival rates continue to improve, quality of life after treatment matters more than ever,” said Kate Ryder, Founder and CEO of Maven Clinic. By supporting employees through the intersection of these two crises, companies can offer a benefit that is profoundly impactful on long-term well-being.
America’s Children Need Digital Therapy. The Healthcare System Won’t Let Them Have It.
Allan Gobbs, Co-Founder Managing Partner of ATEM Capital
In 2020, the FDA cleared the first video game as a medical treatment. EndeavorRx, developed by neuroscientists at UC San Francisco, was proven in five clinical trials to improve attention in children with ADHD without the side effects of stimulant medication. Parents could download it to a tablet. Their children could play for twenty-five minutes ... Read More
<img loading="lazy" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Allan-Gobbs-Headshot-2026.jpg" alt="America's Children Need Digital Therapy. The Healthcare System Won't Let Them Have It." class="wp-image-94588" width="542" height="542" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Allan-Gobbs-Headshot-2026.jpg 800w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Allan-Gobbs-Headshot-2026-300x300.jpg 300w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Allan-Gobbs-Headshot-2026-290x290.jpg 290w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Allan-Gobbs-Headshot-2026-768x768.jpg 768w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Allan-Gobbs-Headshot-2026-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 542px) 100vw, 542px" /> Allan Gobbs, Co-Founder & Managing Partner of ATEM Capital In 2020, the FDA cleared the first video game as a medical treatment. EndeavorRx, developed by neuroscientists at UC San Francisco, was proven in five clinical trials to improve attention in children with ADHD without the side effects of stimulant medication. Parents could download it to a tablet. Their children could play for twenty-five minutes a day. It worked. Six years later, adoption remains limited and reimbursement inconsistent. Most American families have never heard of it. The scale of America’s pediatric mental health crisis is staggering. One in five American children now lives with a mental health condition. Teenage depression rates have nearly doubled since 2009. Suicide is the second leading cause of death among adolescents. And four years after pediatricians declared a national emergency, emergency departments are still flooded with children in psychiatric crisis. The default response has been to medicate our children if they show the least amount of neurodivergence. American children take more psychiatric drugs than children in any other developed nation. The MAHA Commission’s recent report identified this as a “crisis of overdiagnosis and overtreatment” – a rare point of bipartisan agreement. Stimulants, antidepressants, and antipsychotics are prescribed not because they’re the best option, but because they’re the only option our reimbursement system recognizes. Except that’s no longer true. The Veterans Health Administration has become one of the most advanced adopters of medical virtual reality in the world. Across 165 VA medical centers in all fifty states, VR headsets are now treating veterans for PTSD, chronic pain, anxiety, physical rehabilitation, and over thirty other conditions. If VR therapy is good enough for American veterans, why isn’t it available to American children? Digital therapeutics – software-based treatments that have been clinically validated and FDA-cleared – are a rapidly developing form of non-pharmaceutical treatment. Virtual reality neurotherapy, for example, places children in distraction-free environments where they practice sustained attention, working memory, and impulse control through exercises designed by neuropsychologists. Clinical trials show significant improvements in cognitive function, without the adherence problems that plague both medication and traditional therapy. But virtual reality neurotherapy is just one application. Unlike a drug approved for a single condition, a single headset can deliver therapies for ADHD, anxiety, autism, and dozens of other indications. Newer systems layer in artificial intelligence, adapting each session to the child’s symptoms, responses, and social circumstances while keeping treatment standardized enough for insurers to cover. A 2025 systematic review of fourteen studies found that VR interventions improve social skills in children with autism. Separate research shows VR-based interventions improve sustained attention in ADHD, increasing correct responses and reducing errors. The FDA has cleared nearly twenty prescription digital therapeutics. We’ve got the infrastructure for this. It’s just that we built it for veterans, not children. The VA’s success demonstrates that immersive therapy can be integrated into existing healthcare systems. It proves that clinicians can be trained, that patients engage, and ultimately that outcomes improve. Medicare and Medicaid don’t cover prescription digital therapeutics. Consequently, neither do private insurers. The Congressional Budget Office couldn’t even score the Access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act because it didn’t know how to estimate costs for treatments it had never reimbursed. Meanwhile, Germany has been reimbursing digital therapeutics since 2020. They’ve spent €234 million and now cover more than fifty products. Things may be starting to change. Last month, CMS announced the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program, the largest federal investment in rural healthcare in decades. The program explicitly prioritizes “innovative technologies that promote efficient care delivery” and “access to digital health tools by rural facilities, providers, and patients.” It funds remote care models designed to reach the sixty million Americans living in rural communities where mental health providers are scarce and travel distances make traditional therapy impossible. Similarly, the Access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act, reintroduced in the Senate last year with bipartisan support, would create Medicare and Medicaid coverage for FDA-cleared software treatments. Advocates are bringing Germany’s spending data to CMS, hoping to overcome the budgetary objections that killed earlier versions of the bill. I’ve spent years investing in healthcare technology, watching promising interventions die not from lack of evidence but from lack of infrastructure. The pattern is always the same: the science advances, the regulations lag, and patients suffer in the gap. Children are still waiting in emergency rooms. Families are still navigating a system that offers them pills or waitlists, often both. The treatments that could help them exist – validated, cleared, ready to deploy. The question is whether we’ll build the systems to deliver them. What makes this moment different is that we can finally point to the VA and ask: if VR therapy is good enough for American veterans, why isn’t it good enough for American children? About Allan Gobbs Allan Gobbs is a Venture Capitalist and Deeptech Entrepreneur. He is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of New York-based Life Sciences venture firm ATEM Capital. In recent years, Allan has seen five of his portfolio companies go public on NASDAQ, including notable names like Atea Pharmaceuticals,Marinus Pharmaceuticals, and Syndax Pharmaceuticals.
Keragon AI Transforms Healthcare Operations with HIPAA-Compliant Conversational Interface
What You Should Know: Keragon has unveiled an AI-powered healthcare automation platform that connects 300+ healthcare applications and enables HIPAA-compliant workflows through simple conversational prompts—no coding required. Healthcare’s tech stack has grown 73% in less than a decade, yet siloed systems, IT bottlenecks, and manual configuration continue to drive inefficiency and administrative overload. Early adopters ... Read More
<img loading="lazy" width="600" height="350" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/IMG_4817.png" alt="" class="wp-image-94592" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/IMG_4817.png 600w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/IMG_4817-300x175.png 300w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/IMG_4817-290x169.png 290w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /> What You Should Know: Keragon has unveiled an AI-powered healthcare automation platform that connects 300+ healthcare applications and enables HIPAA-compliant workflows through simple conversational prompts—no coding required. Healthcare’s tech stack has grown 73% in less than a decade, yet siloed systems, IT bottlenecks, and manual configuration continue to drive inefficiency and administrative overload. Early adopters report fuller schedules and double-digit reductions in administrative time, particularly in tackling costly challenges like patient no-shows. Keragon AI Redefines Healthcare Automation with Conversational, HIPAA-Compliant Workflow Building Keragon has launched an AI-powered healthcare automation platform designed to eliminate one of healthcare’s most persistent operational challenges: disconnected systems. As the healthcare technology ecosystem rapidly expands, organizations increasingly rely on dozens of digital tools that rarely communicate seamlessly. The result is workflow fragmentation, staff burnout, and mounting operational costs. While the first wave of healthcare automation aimed to address these issues, implementation often required manual configuration, engineering oversight, and ongoing IT involvement. For clinical and operational teams, automation frequently meant submitting tickets and waiting in technical queues rather than solving problems in real time. Keragon AI introduces a fundamentally different approach. Instead of complex setup processes, users simply describe the outcome they want to achieve. Through conversational prompts, the platform generates complete, ready-to-run workflows that connect scheduling systems, EHRs, intake tools, communication platforms, and other applications across the healthcare stack. Teams can review, test, and deploy these workflows within minutes while maintaining HIPAA compliance. “Healthcare professionals are exhausted by tools that promise efficiency but deliver technical dependency,” said Conno Christou, CEO and co-founder of Keragon. “They know exactly what they want to automate. They just shouldn’t need an engineer to do it.” One of the platform’s key targets is the estimated $150 billion annual cost of patient no-shows. By entering a prompt such as “Help me minimize appointment no-shows,” operations teams can instantly generate automated reminder sequences, follow-up workflows, and scheduling optimizations. Early beta results demonstrate tangible impact. A multi-site outpatient clinic in Massachusetts implemented a no-show reduction workflow across its locations and reported fuller appointment schedules alongside a double-digit decrease in administrative time spent managing reminders. Beyond appointment management, Keragon AI supports automation of patient intake processes, referral routing, and cross-system data synchronization—bridging gaps between applications that historically operated in silos. By shifting automation from IT departments to frontline healthcare teams, Keragon positions itself as a scalable, accessible solution for modern healthcare organizations seeking measurable operational efficiency without adding technical overhead.
Ambience Healthcare Launches “Chart Awareness” to Automate Coding and Clinical Summaries
What You Should Know The Leap: Ambience Healthcare has launched “Chart Awareness,” a capability that allows its AI to interpret a patient’s full longitudinal record (labs, imaging, prior notes) rather than just transcribing the current conversation. The Features: The update includes Chart-Aware Patient Summaries, Diagnostics (auto-extracting lab trends), and Coding (substantiating complex codes like G2211 ... Read More
<img loading="lazy" width="900" height="450" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/image-2.png" alt="Ambience Healthcare Launches AI Conditions Advisor to Capture Full Patient Complexity" class="wp-image-92241" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/image-2.png 900w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/image-2-300x150.png 300w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/image-2-290x145.png 290w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/image-2-768x384.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /> What You Should Know The Leap: Ambience Healthcare has launched “Chart Awareness,” a capability that allows its AI to interpret a patient’s full longitudinal record (labs, imaging, prior notes) rather than just transcribing the current conversation. The Features: The update includes Chart-Aware Patient Summaries, Diagnostics (auto-extracting lab trends), and Coding (substantiating complex codes like G2211 based on patient history). The Proof: In a head-to-head evaluation at MultiCare Health System, Ambience beat out three leading competitors, achieving an NPS score 63 points higher than the runner-up and delivering over $13,000 in incremental annual revenue per clinician. From Transcription to Synthesis The shift from “scribe” to “chart-aware intelligence” has a tangible ROI. According to third-party evaluations cited by the company, the improved coding accuracy and documentation integrity result in more than $13,000 in incremental annual revenue per clinician, alongside a 40% reduction in documentation time. Most ambient AI tools on the market today are essentially sophisticated dictation software. Ambience is pivoting to become an “intelligence platform.” By understanding the chart, the system can perform tasks that a simple scribe cannot: Chart-Aware Diagnostics: Instead of a doctor manually hunting for lab results, the AI auto-extracts trends (e.g., “Creatinine has risen over the last three visits”) directly into the note. Chart-Aware Coding: The system can substantiate complex billing codes, such as G2211 (complexity add-on) or Chronic Care Management, by citing evidence from the patient’s longitudinal history. Reduced “Copy-Forward” Risk: The AI generates an assessment and plan grounded in the current visit and relevant history, avoiding the dangerous habit of copy-pasting outdated information. “AI in healthcare has to do more than generate notes,” said Nikhil Buduma, CEO and Co-Founder of Ambience Healthcare. “Health systems need AI that synthesizes across the chart, supports clinical decision-making and delivers real operational and financial impact. Chart awareness is the foundation for that level of platform intelligence.” MultiCare Validation MultiCare Health System recently completed a rigorous head-to-head evaluation of three leading ambient AI solutions involving over 550 clinicians. The result was a landslide. Ambience was selected after achieving an NPS score 63 points higher than the next best solution. “We weren’t interested in hype. We wanted proof of technology that could truly help our physicians, APPs and patients,” said Todd Czartoski, MD, executive vice president and chief physician executive at MultiCare. “Ambience didn’t just perform well — it was the clear favorite among our clinicians. When your front-line staff overwhelmingly chooses a solution because it makes care better and their work easier, that’s where you invest.”
Ubie and Mayo Clinic to Launch “Smart Support” AI Triage Platform
What You Should Know The Deal: Ubie, a Google-backed AI healthcare platform, has announced a collaboration with Mayo Clinic to co-develop “Ubie Smart Support.” The Tech: The platform aims to unify the “fragmented” digital front door by integrating chat and voice interfaces into a single access point. It uses AI to triage symptoms, route patients, ... Read More
<img loading="lazy" width="1500" height="419" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Ubie_Health_Logo-1500x419.jpg" alt="Ubie and Nucleus Genomics Partner to Improve Access to Genetic Screening" class="wp-image-86334" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Ubie_Health_Logo-1500x419.jpg 1500w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Ubie_Health_Logo-300x84.jpg 300w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Ubie_Health_Logo-290x81.jpg 290w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Ubie_Health_Logo-768x214.jpg 768w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Ubie_Health_Logo-1536x429.jpg 1536w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Ubie_Health_Logo-2048x572.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /> What You Should Know The Deal: Ubie, a Google-backed AI healthcare platform, has announced a collaboration with Mayo Clinic to co-develop “Ubie Smart Support.” The Tech: The platform aims to unify the “fragmented” digital front door by integrating chat and voice interfaces into a single access point. It uses AI to triage symptoms, route patients, and schedule appointments 24/7. The Future: Beyond scheduling, the partners plan to co-develop an add-on module for chronic disease management, helping patients with high-burden conditions track adherence and escalate issues to care teams automatically. Chat, Voice, and Triage Ubie, which is backed by Google and already supports 13 million monthly users globally, is bringing its clinically validated symptom checker to the partnership. Unlike a static “Request Appointment” button, Smart Support is designed to be an active triage agent. Natural Conversation: Patients engage via their preferred channel (voice or chat). Clinical Triage: The AI assesses symptoms and coverage to route the patient to the right care setting—whether that’s an ER, an urgent care, or a video visit. First-Contact Resolution: By handling the scheduling automatically, the system aims to reduce call center overload and boost “self-service completion rates.” Chronic Disease Management Module The partners also plan to co-develop a chronic disease management module. This add-on targets high-burden conditions, allowing the AI to monitor patient trends and care plan adherence at home. If the AI detects a worrying trend, it can escalate the issue to a human care team before it becomes an emergency. “Ubie’s collaboration with Mayo Clinic is a significant step to further our mission of guiding everyone to the right care,” said Kota Kubo, co-founder and co-CEO of Ubie.
GE HealthCare Installs Allia Moveo at USF Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation
What You Should Know The Installation: The University of South Florida’s Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation (CAMLS) has become the first institution in Florida (and third in the world) to install GE HealthCare’s Allia Moveo. The Tech: Allia Moveo is a next-generation image-guided therapy (IGT) solution featuring a compact, cable-free C-arm. Its lateral ... Read More
<img loading="lazy" width="973" height="942" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/image-2.png" alt="GE HealthCare Receives FDA Clearance for Allia Moveo Interventional Imaging System" class="wp-image-94372" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/image-2.png 973w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/image-2-300x290.png 300w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/image-2-290x281.png 290w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/image-2-768x744.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 973px) 100vw, 973px" /> What You Should Know The Installation: The University of South Florida’s Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation (CAMLS) has become the first institution in Florida (and third in the world) to install GE HealthCare’s Allia Moveo. The Tech: Allia Moveo is a next-generation image-guided therapy (IGT) solution featuring a compact, cable-free C-arm. Its lateral wide-bore design allows for Cone Beam CT (CBCT) imaging even with patients’ arms down, accommodating a wider range of body types. The Impact: This installation turns CAMLS into the first simulation center in the world to offer training on this specific hybrid OR technology. A second system is scheduled for clinical use at Tampa General Hospital later in 2026. Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation The Allia Moveo is designed to fix the ergonomic nightmares of older IGT systems. Mobility: It features a “slim, compact, cable-free C-arm” that allows for full movement around the patient table without getting tangled. Inclusivity: The “lateral wide-bore” design can accommodate a diverse patient population, enabling high-quality Cone Beam CT (CBCT) imaging even when a patient’s arms are down at their sides—a common limitation in standard C-arms. AI Workflow: The system uses AI-powered tools to streamline patient setup and positioning. CAMLS is now the first simulation center in the world to integrate the Allia Moveo into its curriculum. Typically, advanced hybrid OR tech is reserved for active clinical use. By placing it in a training environment first, USF is allowing students and practicing clinicians to master the complex movements of the system without the pressure of a live patient. “Gaining access to the latest surgical imaging and guidance technologies further ensures that innovation in education keeps pace with innovation in care,” said Dr. Haru Okuda, executive director of CAMLS and associate vice president of Interprofessional Education and Practice with USF Health*. “Together, we’re creating a training ecosystem that strengthens clinical confidence and, ultimately, shapes a future where every patient benefits from the most advanced surgical techniques available.” The Tampa Medical District Strategy This installation is part of a broader strategy to cement the Tampa Medical & Research District (TMRD) as a national hub for health tech. “Our Tampa Medical & Research District is leading the way in building a better healthcare system,” said John Couris, president and CEO of Tampa General Hospital. Following the simulation center launch, a second Allia Moveo system is scheduled to be installed at Tampa General Hospital later in 2026 for actual clinical use. This “train-then-treat” model ensures that by the time the device is live in the OR, the staff will already be experts in its operation.
Andor Health Scores Three Premier Contracts to Automate Virtual Care
What You Should Know The Win: Andor Health, the leader in “agentic AI” solutions, has been awarded three separate national agreements with Premier Inc. The Categories: The agreements cover Virtual Care (effective Dec 1, 2025), Clinical Communications & Collaboration (Feb 1, 2026), and Remote Patient Monitoring (March 1, 2026). The Tech: ThinkAndor®, the company’s AI-powered ... Read More
<img loading="lazy" width="416" height="121" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Andor-Health.png" alt="Augmedix, Andor Health Integrate to Enhance Virtual Care with AI-Powered Documentation" class="wp-image-78693" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Andor-Health.png 416w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Andor-Health-300x87.png 300w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Andor-Health-290x84.png 290w" sizes="(max-width: 416px) 100vw, 416px" /> What You Should Know The Win: Andor Health, the leader in “agentic AI” solutions, has been awarded three separate national agreements with Premier Inc. The Categories: The agreements cover Virtual Care (effective Dec 1, 2025), Clinical Communications & Collaboration (Feb 1, 2026), and Remote Patient Monitoring (March 1, 2026). The Tech: ThinkAndor®, the company’s AI-powered infrastructure, uses “agentic intelligence” to optimize workflows and reduce administrative burdens. Premier members can now access special pre-negotiated pricing for these tools. The “Agentic” Shift The core of these agreements is ThinkAndor®, which Andor Health describes as the “#1 agentic AI software infrastructure for healthcare”. Unlike passive software that waits for a user to click a button, “agentic” AI is designed to actively monitor data and trigger workflows autonomously. The platform leverages generative AI to unlock data from Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and biometric devices, delivering “actionable intelligence in real time” to care teams. Engagement Timeline The rollout of these agreements is staggered over the next few months, giving Premier members immediate access to pre-negotiated terms: Virtual Care: Effective December 1, 2025. Clinical Communications: Effective February 1, 2026. Remote Patient Monitoring: Effective March 1, 2026. “Being selected by Premier for the Virtual Care Category, as the only agentic AI platform spanning all virtual experiences, including virtual visits, virtual nursing & observation, virtual inpatient consultations, clinical communications & collaboration, and remote patient monitoring, is both a tremendous honor and a powerful validation of our mission,” said Raj Toleti, Chairman & CEO of Andor Health. “As the #1 agentic AI software infrastructure for healthcare , we are committed to modernizing care delivery by leveraging AI to enhance workflows that elevate clinician experience, improve patient engagement, drive tangible ROI, and enable truly transformative operational efficiency.”